Yearly Archives: 2017

I’m looking forward to meeting with my state and territory colleagues today to discuss Australia’s future schools funding arrangements and the implementation of a true, sector-blind, needs-based model that wipes away the current hodge podge of 27 special deals that distort a fair allocation of money and support. As former ‘Gonski Review’ author Ken…

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Meeting with state and territory Education Ministers; Delivering real needs-based funding for schools and fixing Labor’s model; Support for students with disability; French President’s Cabinet appointments 18/05/2017 03:05PM Simon Birmingham: Well, just over two weeks ago Malcolm Turnbull and I joined with David Gonski to announce the…

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast with David Bevan and Matthew Abraham Topics: How South Australia stands to gain from the 2017 Budget; Delivering real, fair needs-based funding for all schools; Labor’s hypocrisy on schools funding 10/05/2017 08:35AM Presenter: Well we always enjoy Super Wednesday but it takes on a super significance the…

The Turnbull Government has committed to record levels of education funding to help secure the better days ahead for Australians. Investment in the education and child care sector will rise to $42.6 billion in 2017-18. Our reforms to child care and early learning, schools and higher education will be complemented by the new…